MFL
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Sounds like best option, glad they stepped up! Hope you get it back ready to go, and many enjoyable camps to follow.
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Mondooker
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I’m happy to say the manufacturer is taking the Coach back for them to fix. I told them I had no confidence in the dealer after all this time. Now I think I’ll get things done!
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Cummins12V98 wrote:ford truck guy wrote:MFL wrote:Very nice looking coach Joe! Problem is, it's so shined, that it is difficult to see the J-panel.
I agree, as to replacement, just seems a slight adjustment of existing, already painted J, to allow proper closure, would be less invasive than replacement.
Jerry
It is hard to "DULL" my coach.... I get all twitchy when its dirty... I start talking to myself... pacing back and forth.. so on..
You need something to do mine needs a good scrubbing.
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Hey OP.... How did you make out getting the J wrap?? any news yet?
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Cummins12V98
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ford truck guy wrote:MFL wrote:Very nice looking coach Joe! Problem is, it's so shined, that it is difficult to see the J-panel.
I agree, as to replacement, just seems a slight adjustment of existing, already painted J, to allow proper closure, would be less invasive than replacement.
Jerry
It is hard to "DULL" my coach.... I get all twitchy when its dirty... I start talking to myself... pacing back and forth.. so on..
You need something to do mine needs a good scrubbing.
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MFL wrote:Very nice looking coach Joe! Problem is, it's so shined, that it is difficult to see the J-panel.
I agree, as to replacement, just seems a slight adjustment of existing, already painted J, to allow proper closure, would be less invasive than replacement.
Jerry
It is hard to "DULL" my coach.... I get all twitchy when its dirty... I start talking to myself... pacing back and forth.. so on..
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ford truck guy wrote:below is my "J" channel.... I am not sure why they would need to replace it on your coach? Perhaps a picture would help us understand it a bit better?
![[image]](https://i.imgur.com/uF98QYkl.jpg)
Nice flags!!!
I agree, pics are always helpful.
![[image]](https://i.imgur.com/mgwBvfll.jpg)
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Very nice looking coach Joe! Problem is, it's so shined, that it is difficult to see the J-panel.
I agree, as to replacement, just seems a slight adjustment of existing, already painted J, to allow proper closure, would be less invasive than replacement.
Jerry
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below is my "J" channel.... I am not sure why they would need to replace it on your coach? Perhaps a picture would help us understand it a bit better?
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Mondooker wrote:BTW Cummins12V98, Very nice looking paint job on your coach!
Thank you! They call it "cut and buff" as it's hand sanded and polished to give a smooth automotive quality finish.
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BurbMan
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Not sure why they are calling to replace the J Wrap to adjust the baggage doors, you would think that could be solved by removing and reinstalling the doors correctly.
Interesting times for the RV business for sure. The industry has always struggled with quality issues, largely because RV ownership competes with many other outlets for our leisure dollars. Highly elastic demand has kept pressure on the industry to build units to a price point, not to the highest quality standards. Most of the manufacturers still pay their line staff on a piecemeal basis, so there is tremendous pressure to move units through the build process quickly.
The pandemic has brought the RV business to record sales levels, and at the end of 2020 industry execs were are talking about the Golden Egg of all the new camping customers, in a desirably young demographic, that had been delivered to their doorstep. Industry leaders in every segment echoed the call that the industry must work together to WOW these new campers and make them lifetime RVers.
The irony is that demand for RVs was so strong, but factories struggled to get both parts and workers, and when they had both they needed to move units out the door fast. The resulting drop in quality has had the opposite effect, alienating many customers to the experience of owning an RV, Mondooker here is a case in point.
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